PAC4SWX Pre/postfix settings

PAC4SWX is a tool to print and convert SolidWorks drawing. With PAC4SWX you can choose multiple drawings from your filesystem and print or convert all sheets of all drawings in one step. PAC4SWX will take care of the different sheet sizes.

Set pre- an dpostfixes for filenames

You can set the options for pre- and püostfixes to filenames PAC4SWX will use for saving files. 

The settings can be saved on a user-bases in the main dialog. If you want to store the settings in a file or read them from a file you may do so from the main dialog.

The pre- and postfixes are useful if you have to rename the exported files always on a regular base and have to add additional characters before or after the SolidWorks filename. This function helps in preventing such tasks.

The dialog is separated in two areas. You have access to this settings:

• Active
  In the upper right area you can setup up 10 different sets of pre/postfix settings by simply clicking the appropiate labeled button. The set which button is pressed, is the active set and will be used if use pre- and postfix (see below) is checked.
• Prefix (is inserted before the filename)
  The characters in this textbox will be inserted before the SolidWorks filename. You can use wildcards which are evaluated the time the export is done. You can see a table with valid wildcards at the end of this page. If you don't want to use a prefix leave the field blank (Attention: don't use a blank)
• Ignore SWX filename
  If this setting is checked PAC4SWX will not use the SolidWorks filename as a part of the filename for exporting. With this only pre- and postfix are used to determine the filename for exporting.
• Postfix (is added at the end of filename)
  The characters in this textbox will be added at thje end of the SolidWorks filename. You can use wildcards which are evaluated the time the export is done. You can see a table with valid wildcards at the end of this page. If you don't want to use a postfix leave the field blank (Attention: don't use a blank)
• Use pre- and postfix
  If checked PAC4SWX will use the active set of pre- and postfix 

You can use several wildcards; the colon is used as an opening character for it is not allowed in filenames itself.

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